Psalms 112:3-10

3 ¹Wealth and riches are in his house, And his righteousness endures forever.

4 Light arises in the darkness ²for the upright; He is ³gracious and compassionate and righteous.

5 It is well with the man who ⁴is gracious and lends; He will maintain his cause in judgment.

6 For he will ⁵never * be shaken; The ⁶righteous will be remembered forever.

7 He will not fear ⁷evil tidings; His ⁸heart is steadfast, ⁹trusting in the LORD.

8 His ¹⁰heart is upheld, he ¹¹will not fear, Until he ¹²looks with satisfaction on his adversaries.

9 He ¹³has given freely to the poor, His righteousness endures forever; His ¹⁴horn will be exalted in honor.

10 The ¹⁵wicked will see it and be vexed, He will ¹⁶gnash his teeth and ¹⁷melt away; The ¹⁸desire of the wicked will perish.

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Psalms 112:3-10 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 112

This psalm, also, very probably, was written by David, and is composed as the former, in an alphabetical order. The inscription of it in the Syriac version is,

``When David in it commanded Solomon his son, saying, Keep the commandments of, the Lord, and worship him: likewise the calling of the Gentiles and the righteousness of Christ.''

The subject matter of the psalm are the character, conduct, usefulness, and happiness of a good man.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 18

1. Proverbs 3:16; Proverbs 8:18; Matthew 6:33
2. Job 11:17; Psalms 97:11
3. Psalms 37:26
4. Psalms 37:21
5. Psalms 15:5; Psalms 55:22
6. Proverbs 10:7
7. Proverbs 1:33
8. Psalms 57:7; Psalms 108:1
9. Psalms 56:4
10. Hebrews 13:9
11. Psalms 27:1; Psalms 56:11; Proverbs 1:33; Proverbs 3:24; Isaiah 12:2
12. Psalms 54:7; Psalms 59:10
13. 2 Corinthians 9:9
14. Psalms 75:10; Psalms 89:17; Psalms 92:10; Psalms 148:14
15. Psalms 86:17
16. Psalms 35:16; Psalms 37:12; Matthew 8:12; Matthew 25:30; Luke 13:28
17. Psalms 58:7
18. Job 8:13; Proverbs 10:28; Proverbs 11:7

Footnotes 4

[a]. Or "conduct his affairs with justice"
[b]. Lit "for an eternal remembrance"
[c]. Lit "He has scattered, he has given to..."
[d]. Or "angry"